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Employees integral to Russell Morin’s 114 years of catering success

Dining Out 02/28/2025

Russell Morin Catering & Events, the catering division of Morin’s Inc., is one of the longest-established hospitality businesses in the United States. While based in...

GATHERING PLACE: Scott McCullough loved books growing up and thought he would go into publishing after graduating college, but while working at a bookstore he became passionate about its role in the community and decided to open Symposium Books Inc. in Providence in 2004 with his wife, Anne Marie Keohane.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Bookstore plays vital role in downtown Providence community

Entrepreneurship 02/14/2025

When thinking of a name for his bookstore, Scott McCullough recalled his days learning about Plato’s Symposium as a philosophy student in college. Plato’s Symposium...

MAE ORGANIZATION FOR THE HOMELESS will hold its annual gala Feb. 18 at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick in Warwick. / COURTESY CROWNE PLAZA PROVIDENCE-WARWICK

Philanthropy Calendar, Feb. 15, 2023

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GALLERY NIGHT PROVIDENCE will hold its 2023 season kickoff fundraiser on Feb. 17 at the WaterFire Arts Center in Providence. / COURTESY DBVW ARCHITECTS

Philanthropy Calendar, Feb. 1, 2023

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Philanthropy Calendar, Jan. 18, 2023

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The Miriam Hospital raises over $835K at annual Gala and Auction

Health Services 09/25/2022

PROVIDENCE – The Miriam Hospital raised more than $835,000 at its annual Gala and Auction event on Sep. 10, a disco-themed event that attracted...

The Miriam’s annual gala to raise funds for lung cancer program

Health Services 08/28/2022

PROVIDENCE – Guests at The Miriam Hospital’s annual fundraiser will have the chance to contribute to the creation of an advanced diagnostic lung cancer...

THE FAVORED SITE for a new state laboratory is Lot 3 of Parcel 25 in the I-195 Redevelopment District, a vacant 1.07-acre site at the corner of Richmond and Clifford streets, according to an R.I. Department of Health presentation. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

I-195 Redevelopment District’s Parcel 25 eyed for proposed, 5-story R.I. health...

Government 10/18/2021

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health is gaining support for its proposal to build a 5-story building that would house a new state public health...

SOUNDS OF SUMMER: Musicians Ashley Frith and Desmond Bratton perform for an outdoor audience during The Wilbury Theatre Group’s “Decameron, Providence” event during the summer of 2020. / COURTESY ERIN X. SMITHERS

For Wilbury Theatre Group, the show must go on even in...

Nonprofit 11/19/2020

PBN Business Excellence Awards 2020 Excellence at a Nonprofit – Small Company: The Wilbury Theatre Group Since its humble beginnings 10 years ago, The Wilbury...